Nitin Jain ·  Entrepreneur · Coach · Ecosystem Builder

Co-Pilot of the
Orange Economy.

Helping founders, creators, organizations and governments build brands, intellectual property and thriving ecosystems.

Where culture meets commerce, creativity meets capital, and ideas become institutions.

Nitin Jain, Co-Pilot of the Orange Economy
20+
Years as creator, founder & enabler
₹50 Cr+
Bootstrapped · Indigifts, Shark Tank S3
1 M+
People impacted across 500+ forums
5,000+
Creators mobilised for Orange Economy
300+
Founders & leaders coached
02 ·  The Journey
Nitin Jain
एक सपना, बीस साल · one dream, two decades

One operator. Creator, founder and enabler.

Most who advise the creative economy have lived one slice of it. I’ve shipped all three - from first pixel to national policy. In 2005, a newspaper clipping in small-town Bijainagar - “Animate Your Future” - set the course. My father took a loan for a ₹1.25 lakh computer; it wasn’t a machine, it was belief. After losing him in 2008, I learned the glue between people is intent, not blood. A 2015 truck accident and six months in bed taught me to stop following the Clock and start following a Compass. The mission since: move from success to significance, and back a million creators as the nation-builders they are.

The 2006 BIT Mesra Animate Your Future newspaper ad
The ad that started it all - BIT Mesra, ‘Animate Your Future’, June 2006
Nitin Jain on stage
On stage - from ‘Animate Your Future’ to the Orange Economy
Three phases, one arc
Phase 01
01
The Creator

First pixel to cultural IP

Designer and animator by training, with 250+ projects across industries. Created INDI - a Gen-Z cultural mascot bridging swag and sanskar.

Phase 02
1100
The Builder

Emotions, made into a scalable business

Founded and scaled Indigifts into one of India’s top D2C gifting brands - bootstrapped to ₹50 Cr+, 3M+ customers, featured on Shark Tank India S3.

Phase 03
100
The Enabler

From one founder to an ecosystem

Co-Founder & National Convener of RAMA, advocate of the Create in India mission, and builder of Copreneurs India - a network of 300+ growth-stage founders.

Five ways I engage
Keynotes & Masterclasses Professor of Practice Mentorship & Coaching Policy & Advisory Venture Studio & IP
03 ·  The Orange Economy · Towards Viksit Bharat
सृजन ही समृद्धि है · creativity is the new prosperity

India’s next leap is no-collar.

The Orange Economy is the creative economy - GDP built from culture, content and IP, not factories or offices. India rose on blue-collar manufacturing, then white-collar services. The next leap is no-collar - Indians who own ideas, not just execute them. That is the road to Viksit Bharat.

Culture becomes Commerce.

Commerce creates Intellectual Property.

IP compounds into National Prosperity.

Visit indipreneur.com →
$30 Bn
Orange Economy ’24
2.5%
of India’s GDP
40 Mn+
Creators in India
₹50,000 Cr+
Create in India
1 M
Indipreneurs by 2047
Nitin, Divya and INDI with R.K. Laxman's Common Man
Nitin, Divya & INDI with R.K. Laxman’s Common Man
Who is an Indipreneur

An Indipreneur shares the Indibni vision - to empower India through indigenous innovation, and the individual through ownership. IP means both: Intellectual Property, and the Indipreneurs who build it.

The 7 I’s Framework
I · Information

Mapping creativity’s contribution to GDP

Orange Economy thesis; Create in India.

II · Institutions

Frameworks that grow cultural capital

Co-Founder & Convener, RAMA; AVGC Policy ’24.

III · Infrastructure

Spaces where creators thrive

IICT Mumbai partner; Creator Labs (Budget ’26).

IV · Industry

Formalising creative supply chains

RAS summit; Creators Directory; 18+ associations.

V · Integration

Local creativity to global markets

Export-ready studio; cross-border IP.

VI · Inclusion

Artisans, women & youth into owners

Seed Rakhi 300+ artisans; 1 lakh+ students.

VII · Innovation

IP where tradition meets technology

Indibni’s IP studio (Seed Rakhi, Kathputli, Pehla Sukh); AVGC-XR & generative tech - where the 7 I’s converge.

The mission, made measurable

1 Million Indipreneurs by 2047. India as the creative capital of the world.

04 ·  Indigifts · The Founder’s Proof
Indigifts
स्वैग भी संस्कार भी ! · New Age India’s Gifting Brand

Emotion, made into India’s gifting brand.

Indigifts is the phygital, omnichannel gifting brand I co-founded and bootstrapped to ₹50 Cr+ - featured on Shark Tank India, and the lived proof behind the Orange Economy mission that followed.

Visit indigifts.in →
₹50 Cr+
Bootstrapped, no VC
3M+
Customers served
5,000+
Product SKUs
500+
Artisan partners
350+
Corporate clients
Watch: Indigifts on Shark Tank India
Watch: Indigifts on Shark Tank India, Season 3
The Indifamily universe · INDI & the gang
INDI and the gang - Indifamily mascots
Indifamily collection - Mummy da Dhaba, for relations
Indifamily

Occasions & traditions

Everyday relationships and festivals, on home & utility products - led by INDI, a Gen-Z mascot for new India.

Indigods collection - Diwali, gods & occasions
Indigods

Gods, reimagined

Indian gods reimagined for the next generation, made collectible and gift-ready.

Indipeople collection - samosa keepsake, personality
Indipeople

Collectible personalities

Personalities from across India, turned into keepsakes and portraits.

Big ideas from small cities - has the potential to disrupt and become a national brand. Happy to invest and support Indigifts.
Ritesh Agarwal
Ritesh Agarwal · Founder & CEO, OYO
Your products are very creative - I’m gifting the Patni Chalisa to my wife.
Peyush Bansal
Peyush Bansal · Founder & CEO, Lenskart
Your art touched my heart. I’ll place this family portrait in my home - thank you for making this beautiful gift.
Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan · Veteran Actress & MP
Trusted by India’s brands
TitanITCSBI Life 3MTataOYO UgaooAxis BankUltraTechZEISSNBCOwens Corning250+ Corporates
On air, in stores & in the press
Shark Tank India
Amazon.in
Gifts World Expo
05 ·  RAMA · Rising Rajasthan
RAMA - Rising AVGC-XR & Media Association
केसरिया राजस्थान · Rajasthan’s creative revolution

Building a creative economy from the ground up.

As Co-Founder & National Convener of RAMA - the Rising AVGC-XR & Media Association - I’ve helped mobilise 0 → 1,500 → 5,000+ creators and professionals in roughly 1,000 days, turning Rajasthan into a launchpad for India’s creative economy.

Visit ramaraj.org →
Nitin Jain with Hon'ble CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
With Hon’ble CM Bhajan Lal Sharma - Rising Rajasthan / Viksit Rajasthan 2047 dialogue
RAMA Annual Report launch with Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore
‘The Orange Revolution’ Annual Report - launched by Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Rajasthan
Download the Orange Economy Annual Report ↓
Policy

Rajasthan AVGC-XR Policy 2024

Contributed to a ₹1,000 Cr creative-economy ecosystem, and the RAMA Annual Report “The Orange Revolution,” launched by Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Cabinet Minister.

Creators Labs

IICT Mumbai partner

Deploying Creators Labs across Rajasthan, as announced in Union Budget 2026.

Platforms

RAS & Comic Con India

The Rajasthan AVGC-XR Summit (1,200+ creators, Birla Auditorium); brought Comic Con India to Rajasthan for the first time.

Statewide reach

RAMA Yatra & Directory

RAMA Yatra talent discovery, the Rajasthan Creators Directory, and 18+ state & national associations. Invited by CM Bhajan Lal Sharma for a Viksit Rajasthan 2047 dialogue.

06 ·  Copreneurs · The Founder Ecosystem
one + one = eleven
एक और एक ग्यारह · one plus one equals eleven

No founder builds alone.

Copreneurs is the peer ecosystem I co-founded and lead-coach - where founders build with each other, across industry, stage, and city. What begins as collective learning between peers compounds outward: shared playbooks, co-created ventures, and a common voice - from the boardroom to policy-making - that grows India’s founder economy. Community roots since 2014; incorporated as Copreneurs India LLP in May 2025.

Visit copreneurs.co →
300+
Growth-stage founders
3,000+
Network members
30+
Coaches & experts
₹10,000 Cr+
Combined net worth
10th
Diwali CoMeetup
The Leaders OS, taken to scale

COMPASS is the operating system. Copreneurs is how it reaches every founder.

The COMPASS 5P grows the whole founder - not just the venture. Copreneurs is where it runs at scale: named, measured and held by peers through an Annual Assessment and monthly check-ins, inside trusted circles built to compound growth multifold.

Community CoMeetups CoClub CoCircle CoPilot CoCapital
Watch: CoSummit 2026 highlights
COSUMMIT™ 2026 · The Flagship

150+ CXOs. One room. Collective Intelligence.

A hands-on summit at Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur - combining human judgment with the right use of AI. Engage, don’t consume. Solve, don’t just listen. Decide, don’t just note.

In their words
Copreneurs is at the forefront - fostering collaboration, indigenous innovation and sustainable business building from the ground up.
Aroop Zutshi Global President, Frost & Sullivan
Aroop Zutshi Global President, Frost & Sullivan
The strength of any unicorn is the community and culture it builds. Copreneurs is a vital hub for founders committed to the ‘Billion Dream’ - building for impact over ego, and ready to lead India’s next wave of change.
Amit Chaudhary Co-Founder, Lenskart
Amit Chaudhary Co-Founder, Lenskart
Copreneurs fosters that exact balance of strategic vision and disciplined execution. Growth at scale requires more than just capital; it demands an ecosystem where people and technology align.
Dr. Apurva Chamaria, Chief Business Officer, Nucleus Software
Dr. Apurva Chamaria CBO, Nucleus Software
07 ·  Indibni · Venture Studio
indibni
वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् · the world is one family

From craft to ownable IP.

Indibni’s venture-studio work turns India’s living crafts into ownable, scalable, registered IP. Three brands, three registered marks.

Visit indibni.com →
Live · 5 states

Seed Rakhi®

Festival rakhi ritual → plantable product IP. A seed-embedded rakhi that grows into a plant - handmade by 300+ women artisans, turning a festival craft into a sustainable gifting brand.

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In build

Kathputli®

String puppetry → collectible toy IP. Rajasthan’s puppet legacy - its characters and folk tales - reborn as collectible toys and immersive stories for a new generation.

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In build

Pehla Sukh®

Wellness wisdom → preventive-health kit. Pehla sukh, nirogi kaya - a prevention-first wellness brand pairing holistic-health knowledge with a practical home health kit.

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08 ·  Ideas & Frameworks
विचार से व्यवहार तक · from idea to practice

Ideas worth building on.

The talks, frameworks and provocations I bring to stages, boardrooms and classrooms - shaped by two decades of building.

Frameworks I build with
Leaders OS

COMPASS

A coaching operating-system for leaders navigating scale, succession and self.

For: Growth-stage founders, CXOs & leadership teams

Brand engine

COMPOUND

The engine for building a consumer brand that compounds instead of leaks.

For: Early-stage founders & consumer brand builders

Inner OS

CONCH

Indian wisdom turned into a practical system for self-awareness and emotional clarity.

For: Leaders & coaches doing the inner work

Orange Economy

INDIPRENEUR

The blueprint for a no-collar economy, where ideas and IP are owned, not just executed.

For: Policy makers, institutions & creators

The power of Co

COPRENEURS

No founder builds alone. The right partnership multiplies instead of adds.

For: Founders who want peers, not an audience

Venture Studio

INDIBNI

Turning India’s living culture into ownable, registered IP.

For: AVGC-XR, Transmedia Technologies & culture entrepreneurs

Talks & workshops I’m invited to give
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09 ·  Professor of Practice
सीखें, सिखाएँ, साथ बढ़ें · learn, teach, grow together

The classroom is my second stage.

Bridging academia and industry - guest sessions, orientation workshops and keynotes that make the creative economy real for the people who will build it next.

Keynote to a packed auditorium
Keynote to a packed auditorium of 1,000+ students
Parichaya Orientation Workshop
Parichaya Orientation Workshop - hands-on with students
With schoolchildren
With schoolchildren - where the creative spark begins
Where I’ve taught & spoken
IIT KharagpurIIM NagpurMNIT Jaipur BIT MesraJECRC UniversityManipal University Jaipur BNIJIFF by JITOExpertBells+ 50 institutions & platforms
Stages & platforms
TEDx
JITO / JIFF
10 ·  Recognition & Affiliations
काम बोलता है · the work speaks for itself

In the media & recognised.

Watch - talks & keynotes
TEDx talk
TEDx talk
BIT Mesra keynote
BIT Mesra keynote
Podcasts & long-form conversations
Video
Video
Video
Video
Video
Podcast conversation
Podcast conversation
Podcast conversation
Featured in
YourStory
India Today
Hindustan Times
Times of India
Dainik Bhaskar
Lallantop
Rajya Sabha TV
The Better India
IDFC First Bank
Distinguished Alumni Award - BIT Mesra, 2022
Distinguished Alumni Award - BIT Mesra, 2022
India’s Best Design Award
India’s Best Design Award 2024 - ‘Discovering India’
2026
Rajasthan LeaderPayU Startup Republic
Award
2025
Distinguished Speaker · TEDxTEDx BIT Jaipur
Talk
2024
Most Admired Customer StrategyIMAGES Group
Award
2024
India’s Best Design Award · India’s Best D2C Gifting BrandFuture of Design · Business World
Award
2023
ChangeMakersIndia Today · Special Edition
Feature
2022
Creative Entrepreneur of the Year · Brands of BharatIndian Retailer
Award
2024
Featured & FundedShark Tank India · Season 3
TV
2019
Distinguished AlumniBIT Mesra
Honour
Affiliations & memberships
Founding Member & Lead Coach · Copreneurs India National Convener & Founding Member · RAMA Young Leader · FICCI Young Leader · Mera Yuva Bharat Lead Facilitator & Coach · ASCENT Foundation Seed Fund Committee · ACIC VGU Investment Committee · Catalyst AIC Startup Mentor · iStart Rajasthan NEN · Wadhwani Foundation BIT Mesra Alumni Association
FICCI
Mera Yuva Bharat
ASCENT
Catalyst AIC
iStart Rajasthan
BIT Mesra, Ranchi
Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Hurda
DoIT&C Rajasthan
IAMAI
Voices · Credentials · Contact
बात करेंगे तो बात बनेगी।

Let’s build the Orange Economy together.

Working in India’s creative economy - or hoping to? I’m always glad to connect with builders, institutions and fellow travellers. Pick the path that fits, and let’s talk.

“Your VC (visiting card) is so creative and unique - you won’t be needing any VC (venture capitalist).”

Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma · Founder & CEO, Paytm

“Nitin brings structure, clarity and purpose to a business. He merges entrepreneurial vision with timeless principles - ensuring businesses don’t just grow, but endure meaningfully.”

Avish Jolly Avish Jolly · Jolly Group, Dubai

“Three decades into building Tritorc, I still seek Nitin’s counsel on our most complex decisions. His COMPASS framework is exceptional - it helps you navigate your own north with honesty and structure.”

Naresh P. Purswani Naresh P. Purswani · Chairman, Tritorc · India & USA
2006–09
Bachelor’s, Animation & Multimedia
BIT Mesra
2009–11
Masters, Communication & Design
BIT Mesra
2014–15
Specialisation, Entrepreneurship
Univ. of Maryland
Ongoing
Professor of Practice
IITs · IIMs · 50+ institutes